Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-01
THE COCKADE CITY.
DEATH OF A GOOD MAE-AN OLD cITt
ZEN PARALYZED.
A Virginia Scholar in the North Leo
lures on the Campaign Of
l864-'65.
aforementioned Of the RIchmond pIspetch.


PETERSBURG, VA, january 81, 'S7.
Colonel David q. Potts died tins
morning at 7 O'Clock after an illness oil
few days Colonel Potts was native
of Sussex county, and was born In Az
gust, 1910. He was therefore III the
seventy-seventh year of his age. lie
was for many years the treasurer OF the
Petersburg Railroad Company, an Office
which he filed with credit TO himself and
entire satisfaction to the company. tie
was appointed postmaster of Petersburg
10y President Hayes, and filled that
Office for four years, during which time
he inaugurated many improvements IN
the postal service here. In public as IN
private life he was the cour-
teous gentleman, and sought always
TO please others even ut his own
sacrifice. He WAS one of the most honest
and conscientious of men, and the model
in all respects of the Christian and the
gentleman. He was one OF the oldest
officers and members of the First Bap-
fist church in this city, and no act or
word of his ever brought discredit upon
his name or religion. Colonel Potts
served for many years rs a member OF
the Common Council and magistrate OF
this city. He was also the Oldest Mason
in Petersburg. He WAS initiated as q
member of Astreville Lodge, in Sussex
county. in 1881, and after his removal
to this city joined Petersburg Lodge, OF
which he continued q member till death.
Colonel Potts was wen known In
Richmond, and widely connected
throughout this section. His funeral
will take place Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock from the First Baptist church:
Mr.. J. T. Young, an old and honored
citizen, and for many years engaged IN
the jewelry business here, is confined
to his bed from the effects of stroke
of paralysis 10y which he was Frustrated
n day or two ago. His entire left side
is affected.
Major w. Gordon McCGbe, one of
Yfrginia's most scholarly sons, lett this
evening to lecture on the " Virginia
Campaign of 1876" before the ia
nous Phillips Academy, ut Exeter, \.
H. He is also invited to deliver the
same lecture in Boston before tho Mas
sachusctts Military Historical Society,
which is composed Of the lead
ing officers from Massachusetts, regular
and volunteers, who served during
the late war. The Exeter School, which
is more than one hundred years old and
richly endowed, is the pioneer among
American institutions of learning in
inaugurating course OF lectures on
The the civil war to be delivered by Of
ficers selected from both sides. The
opening lecture was delivered by Gene
raj Devens, now one of the Supreme
Court Judges of Massachusetts, and for
merly Acknowledgement under Grant.
He was followed by Colonel William
Alan, who was Stonewall Jackson's
chief of ordnance. Major McCabe
carries with him a large and admirably
lrawn map, officially prepared with
great care and minuteness by Major
Fred. p. Lcavenworth, skillful engi-
neer.
Two or three frame tanements on
Low street, occupied by colored fami-
lies, were destroyed by fire on Saturday
night. The loss is about 800 or 500.
Some time was spent to-day in the
effort to secure q special jury to try the
cases of the citizens indicted for unlaw-
full gambling, and the court took re-
cess without having made up the panel
1t is pretty well understood that the
appeal case of Holmes Il. Puryear, the
convicted wife-murderer, for n new
trial will come up before the Supreme
Court for a hearing at the February
term. All the records i'll the case
having been completed, there is no
reason why there should be further de-
lay.
During the last few days there have
been repeated robberies ut the cotton
mills in Bhndford by which portions Of
the machinery and number of the
brass spindles have been carried OF
It is believed that the work has been
done by an organized gang OF negro
boys. The police had number OF the
suspected boys in court this morning,
three Of whom were convicted and sent
TO iail for ninety days each. In other
cases the proof was not sufficient to
convict. The brass spindles in good
order were recovered at iunk-shop,
but the parties who brought them there
could not be identified.
Mr. John d. Alley, superintendent
of Wesley Methodist Episcopal Sun
day-school, and section-master Of the
| Atiantic-Coa Line railroad in this
city, is seriously i'll at his residence, on
Halifax street
A chorus of several hundred girls il
being organized here for the great mu-
steal festival in May next.
ROBIN ADAIR.